How to Create an Online Discussion Space for Your Classes – And Why to Try It

How to Create an Online Discussion Space for Your Classes – And Why to Try It

Creating an online discussion space, often referred to as a backchannel, is one of the ways that nearly all teachers can create more opportunities for students to interact with them and their classmates.

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Backchannel Chat is a service through which you can create an online discussion space for your students. In your Backchannel Chat discussion rooms you can post comments and questions for your students to respond to. Your students can respond in real-time. Students can ask you and their classmates questions within the confines of your Backchannel Chat room. The free version of Backchannel Chat limits you to 30 participants at a time.

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more on backchanneling in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=backchanneling